Structure and Thermotropic Phase Behavior of a Homologous Series ofN-Acylglycines: Neuroactive and Antinociceptive Constituents of Biomembranes
摘要:
N-Acylglycines (NAGs) with different acyl chains have been found in the mammalian brain and other tissues. They exhibit significant biological and pharmacological properties and appear to play important roles in communication and signaling pathways within and between cells. In view of this, a homologous series of NAGs have been synthesized and characterized in the present study. Differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) studies show that the transition enthalpies and entropies of dry as well as hydrated NAGs exhibit a linear dependence on the acyl chain length. Most of the NAGs show a minor transition below the chain-melting phase transition, suggesting the presence of polymorphism in the solid state. Structures of N-myristoylglycine (NMG) and N-palmitoylglycine (NPG) were solved in monoclinic system with C2/c and P2(1) space groups, respectively. Analysis of the crystal structures show that NAGs are organized in a bilayer fashion, with head-to-head (and tail-to-tail) arrangement of molecules. The acyl chains in both structures are essentially perpendicular to the bilayer plane, which is consistent with a lack of oddeven alternation in the thermodynamic properties. The bilayer is stabilized by strong hydrogen bonding interactions between -COOH groups of the molecules from opposite leaflets as well as NH center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds between the amide groups of adjacent molecules in the same leaflet and dispersion interactions among the acyl chains. Powder X-ray diffraction data show that the d-spacings for the NAGs with different acyl chains (n = 820) exhibit a linear dependence on the chain length, suggesting that all the NAGs investigated here adopt a similar packing arrangement in the crystal lattice. These observations are relevant for understanding the role of N-acylglycines in biological membranes.
LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING A FIVE-MEMBERED HETEROCYCLIC RING, REVERSE-MODE POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT, AND ASSOCIATED SELECTIVELY DIMMABLE DEVICE
申请人:NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
公开号:US20200347302A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-05
Described herein are liquid crystal compositions containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring that can allow for the adjustment of their refractive indices under the application of an electric field. In addition, selectively dimmable reverse-mode polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) elements and devices using the aforementioned compositions are also described, which are transparent when no voltage is applied and opaque when a voltage is applied.
[EN] LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING A FIVE-MEMBERED HETEROCYCLIC RING, REVERSE-MODE POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT, AND ASSOCIATED SELECTIVELY DIMMABLE DEVICE<br/>[FR] COMPOSITION DE CRISTAUX LIQUIDES CONTENANT UN NOYAU HÉTÉROCYCLIQUE À CINQ CHAÎNONS, ÉLÉMENT À CRISTAUX LIQUIDES DISPERSÉS DANS UN POLYMÈRE EN MODE INVERSE, ET DISPOSITIF À INTENSITÉ SÉLECTIVEMENT RÉGLABLE ASSOCIÉ
申请人:NITTO DENKO CORP
公开号:WO2019147842A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-01
Described herein are liquid crystal compositions containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring that can allow for the adjustment of their refractive indices under the application of an electric field. In addition, selectively dimmable reverse-mode polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) elements and devices using the aforementioned compositions are also described, which are transparent when no voltage is applied and opaque when a voltage is applied.
Structure and Thermotropic Phase Behavior of a Homologous Series of<i>N</i>-Acylglycines: Neuroactive and Antinociceptive Constituents of Biomembranes
作者:S. Thirupathi Reddy、Krishna Prasad Krovi、Musti J. Swamy
DOI:10.1021/cg500481u
日期:2014.10.1
N-Acylglycines (NAGs) with different acyl chains have been found in the mammalian brain and other tissues. They exhibit significant biological and pharmacological properties and appear to play important roles in communication and signaling pathways within and between cells. In view of this, a homologous series of NAGs have been synthesized and characterized in the present study. Differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) studies show that the transition enthalpies and entropies of dry as well as hydrated NAGs exhibit a linear dependence on the acyl chain length. Most of the NAGs show a minor transition below the chain-melting phase transition, suggesting the presence of polymorphism in the solid state. Structures of N-myristoylglycine (NMG) and N-palmitoylglycine (NPG) were solved in monoclinic system with C2/c and P2(1) space groups, respectively. Analysis of the crystal structures show that NAGs are organized in a bilayer fashion, with head-to-head (and tail-to-tail) arrangement of molecules. The acyl chains in both structures are essentially perpendicular to the bilayer plane, which is consistent with a lack of oddeven alternation in the thermodynamic properties. The bilayer is stabilized by strong hydrogen bonding interactions between -COOH groups of the molecules from opposite leaflets as well as NH center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds between the amide groups of adjacent molecules in the same leaflet and dispersion interactions among the acyl chains. Powder X-ray diffraction data show that the d-spacings for the NAGs with different acyl chains (n = 820) exhibit a linear dependence on the chain length, suggesting that all the NAGs investigated here adopt a similar packing arrangement in the crystal lattice. These observations are relevant for understanding the role of N-acylglycines in biological membranes.
A modular approach towards drug delivery vehicles using oxanorbornane-based non-ionic amphiphiles
作者:D. Sirisha Janni、U. Chandrasekhar Reddy、Soumya Saroj、K. M. Muraleedharan
DOI:10.1039/c6tb02192a
日期:——
of non-ionic amphiphiles with a hydroxylated oxanorbornane head-group was controlled using aminoacid units as spacers between hydrophilic and lipophilic domains to get spherical supramolecular aggregates. The ability of these systems to harbour therapeutic agents like ibuprofen, and their drug-release profiles were evaluated. Apart from directing the assembly, the intervening aminoacid unit was found